Movie: CHICAGO at Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center

Clarksburg, WV – The Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center is planning a prohibition era party when they screen the award-winning film CHICAGO (2002) on Sunday, January 22, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. in downtown Clarksburg at the historic Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center located at 444 W. Pike St. in Clarksburg, WV.

This musical treat about murder, celebrity, adultery, flashy lawyers, starry-eyed chronies and all that jazz won Best Picture (and five other Academy Awards). Renee Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones (Best Supporting Actress) do their own singing and dancing, while Richard Gere hoofs and croons as shady mouthpiece Billy Flynn. Chita Rivera, who starred in the original 1975 Broadway production, appears as a cameo as Nickie.

“In January we are going to party like it’s 1923,” said Jason A Young, the Robinson Grand’s Program Manager. “When Chicago came out 20 years ago, it won an Academy Award and ignited a new generation of movie musicals.”

The Robinson Grand is planning some special features for the Sunday matinee. Guests are encouraged to dress in their best 1920s costumes. The foxiest couple will win two free tickets to Anthony Nunziata: Love Songs from Broadway to Italy on Friday, February 3, 2023. The Grand’s in-house bartender Sam will be preparing their specialty “Razzle Dazzle” for patrons to enjoy before the film.

“Lots of places show lots of films,” said Young. “But when someone comes to the Robinson Grand for a movie, we work to craft more of an experience for our awesome patrons.”

Tickets for CHICAGO (2002) are free to “Friends of the Robinson Grand” and only $7 to the general public. They go on sale on Friday, December 30, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. All tickets can be purchased online at tickets.therobinsongrand.com or by calling the Robinson Grand ticketing center at (855) 773-6283.